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As a high school English teacher, I taught many things that didn't excite me or pique my personal interests. That's part of the job when one is following a curriculum, meeting standards, and working with other teachers.
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While planning with literacy coach Elizabeth Lacy we got to talking about the development of teachers across time. She supports both new and experienced teachers and we noticed that there is often ...
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Deceptively simple, but very effective, questions to guide your lesson planning. Delete the scoop?
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"The average five-year-old asks 65 questions per day, most of them starting with "why." The average 44-year-old manager only asks six questions per day; most of them starting with "when," "where," or "how much." Via Ariana Amorim 
The BioSync Team's curator insight,
May 17, 5:02 PM
“At the end of the day, the questions we ask of ourselves determine the type of people that we will become.” 
Ariana Amorim's comment,
May 17, 5:03 PM
@Joan Cansdale- That's a very good question, Joan ;-) I've been googling to see if I could find some studies on that particular effect, but I haven't found nothing yet.
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In this video podcast How Fiction and Nonfiction Can Interact in the Common Core Classroom, Lauren Davis sets the record straight on how much fiction is still allowed in the Common Core, how it can be taught along with nonfiction, and provides suggestions for selecting and incorporating engaging nonfiction texts. Via Mel Riddile 
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April 5, 3:22 PM
Will Common Core kill literature? According to this podcast, fiction and non-fiction can coexist in the classroom. (It says "video podcast," but you only need to listen--not much worth watching). 
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April 8, 9:59 PM
As teachers, we need to expose our students to more texts where they meet the CCS . Test scores improve with more exposure to these novels. Delete the scoop?
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Eye On Education by Lauren Davis
The Common Core’s Anchor Standard 6 for writing in grades K–12 requires students to “use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others” (emphasis mine). Here are some ideas for meeting this standard (besides the obvious use of technology—word processing). Via Mel Riddile
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Excellent technology resources for all teachers. Delete the scoop?
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An award-winning English and Social Studies teacher at Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, Calif., Larry Ferlazzo is the author of Helping Students Motivate Themselves: Practical Answers To Classroom Challenges, The ESL/ELL Teacher's Survival... Delete the scoop?
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By Med Kharbach
I am currently working on an eBook about the use of Twitter in education which I will be offering here for free in the next few coming weeks. Via Mel Riddile
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Great compilation of hastags for tweetchats! Delete the scoop?
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NaNoWriMo: A novel experienceWashington Post (blog)"Writing is easy," Red Smith said. "All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein." So much for that. Delete the scoop?
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Salon Study: Reading novels makes us better thinkers Salon Are you uncomfortable with ambiguity? It's a common condition, but a highly problematic one.
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Very detailed teaching plans along with annotated texts for close reading. Delete the scoop?
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"Many people still hold to the belief that nonfiction writing is “just the facts,” often synonymous with formulaic, dull writing. Nothing could be further from the truth! For years, authors of all genres have honed their writing by reading literary nonfiction by the likes of David McCullough, Anna Quindlen, John McPhee, Susan Orlean, and so many others." Via Mel Riddile 
Susan Grigsby's comment,
April 12, 8:27 AM
Just did a booktalk for 8th grade with non-fiction titles that coincided with a fiction - they literally flew off the shelves. This is why libraries & librarians are SO important in Common Core.
Matt Weld's curator insight,
April 14, 8:30 PM
Great article that talks about how authors of nonfiction use the same skills in their craft that we are asking of students. Links at the end to other good, related articles, too. 
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April 17, 11:11 AM
This could be excellent background reading for content area teachers when trying to implement writing across the curriculum. Delete the scoop?
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This is a very active and supportive professional community. Delete the scoop?
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Question-Asking: Intentional and Powerful When teachers carefully select and craft their questions, students respond with thinking, wondering, reflection and overall cognition – in other words, the... Via Mel Riddile Delete the scoop?
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Today's post revisits close reading and considers it in the context of a literacy block. We argue that you don't have to make time for close reading, but can integrate it into existing structures. Via Mel Riddile Delete the scoop?
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Key findings from the NCLE survey, explored in more detail in the body of the report, yield the following conclusions about how US educators are currently working together to meet rising literacy expectations and how best to support them going forward. Literacy is not just the English teacher's job anymore.Working together is working smarter.But schools aren't structured to facilitate educators working together.Many of the building blocks for remodeling literacy learning are in place.Effective collaboration needs systemic support.Via Mel Riddile 
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April 5, 1:45 PM
Teacher collaboration requires time, effort, and the commitment of a strong, resolute school leader. The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the Breaking Ranks Framework have consistently promoted the need to foster a collaborative culture of accountability based on mutual trust and shared responsibility. NASSP has joined 29 other leading organizations for educators in serving as a stakeholder in the newly formed National Center for Literacy Education (NCLE). Delete the scoop?
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By Tim Shanahan
"The trick is to scaffold the readings and re-readings sufficiently to allow these students to participate successfully—they have to do the reading and thinking, you can’t do it for them." Via Mel Riddile 
Les Howard's curator insight,
March 19, 7:33 AM
Shanahan makes point that Close Reading is not a technique, rather it is an outcome. I believe that the Four Resources Model (Luke & Freebody) http://www.learningplace.com.au/deliver/content.asp?pid=17768 is a useful lens to develop Close Reading of texts. 
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March 19, 2:10 PM
More on close reading and how it works for all readers, and what you can do for struggling readers. Delete the scoop?
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It's tough to resonate with students of any age. But teaching young students proper grammar seems like a nearly impossible task. Delete the scoop?
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In the shift to the Common Core, he says we are leaving behind the balanced literacy approach of Lucy Calkins and the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project, which he says has done a disservice to students. Delete the scoop?
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Blogger and middle school teacher Heather Wolpert-Gawron ponders the quickly evolving profession of an educator. Delete the scoop?
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{New Article}: The Curriculum Map:...http://t.co/6p2t0ILx... Delete the scoop?
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Teaching students to self-regulate their use.
Interesting article: ". Students that use social media from an early age learn to view it as more than just a distraction"
question: educators who minimize employability: % who have kids? yes...........when I leave the Earth, I really need to know my kids will be able to feed themselves, Desire to learn and lifelong learning? That was my job. Incorporating THAT into their education is their job.
Via Ana Cristina Pratas, Fleur Prinsen, Peter Bryant, Mary Perfitt-Nelson 
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April 6, 3:54 PM
I think this article applies to teaching social video game design as well. The task is finding the time to uncover the right social media teaching strategies. Delete the scoop?
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